Veteran French music legend Michel Polnareff was the subject of a big-budget TV spectacular on France 2 over the holiday season.
Michel Polnareff, la soirée événement was an appropriately spectacular presentation of one of France's most remarkable performers, with songs, archive footage and interviews between Polnareff and other artists who were performing his work.
The evening began with a version of Lettre à France which saw the 1977 era Polnareff duetting with the 2022 version of Polnareff. He'd later duet with a 1989 version of himself on Hello Marilou and perform Le Bal des Laze with a 2122 (!) version of himself.
The show, over two hours long, covered Polnareff's career over the decades from the 1960s to today, and featured artists from the generations he's influenced throughout his career.
Other artists performing in the show included Amor with La Poupée qui Fait Non, Catherine Ringer with Love Me Please Love Me, Patrick Bruel with Qui a Tué Grand-Maman? Chimene Badi with Grandi Pas, Nolwenn Leroy with Holidays. Other names included Marc Lavoine, Pomme, Bilal Hassani and Scylla.
It was an extraordinary showcase for a unique back catalogue.
Polnareff, who is 78, recently released an album Polnareff chante Polnareff and confirmed a series of live dates across France in 2023, starting in Nice on May 24 and running until July 8 at the Nîmes festival. he plays at the AccorArena in Paris on July 2 and 3. Each show will be in two parts, with a set of Polnareff performing solo on piano and singing, followed by a second set with additional musicians.
Speaking about the tour, Polnareff said: "It's possible that it will be my last tour, but I think that on every tour, since my first."
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